America's Top 40 New Cars
25. VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI
WHY IT'S ON OUR HIT PARADE: We've long been big fans of Volkswagen's midsize sedan and big fans too of the latest in clean-diesel technologies. In the Jetta TDI, the twain meet in delightful fashion. Here's a comparatively affordable German sedan propelled by diesel efficiency, without any of that old-time clatter and smoke.
COOL FACT: Though the TDI's power quotient is a modest 140 horses, wow, does it deliver the torque: 236 pound-feet of it.
SUM UP: A genuine alternative to gasoline hybrid sedans. And a kick too, particularly when spec'd with the $1100 six-speed double-clutch tranny option.
THE DETAILS
Price: $23,740
Powertrain: 2.0L/140-hp/236-lb-ft/I-4 turbodiesel/6-sp auto
Vital Stats: 0-60: 8.4 sec/quarter: 16.4 sec/EPA: 29/40 mpg
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